The Bradbury Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Bradbury Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Bradbury Charitable Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £51k, spending 410% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £9,224 to £13k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 181% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Bradbury Charitable Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Langho Charitable Trust (£13k), Thomas Lee Thornton's Charity - Newnham Old School Trust (£13k) and Rotary Club of Stratford CIO (£13k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity pays income to 4 named charities, at the discretion ot the trustees and in accordance with the governing documents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Langho Charitable Trust | Cambridge | £13k |
| Thomas Lee Thornton's Charity - Newnham Old School Trust | Northamptonshire | £13k |
| Rotary Club of Stratford CIO | London | £13k |
| Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants | Macclesfield | £13k |